Apprieu

Apprieu is a common French, located in the department of the Isere and the area the Rhone-Alps.

Geography

Apprieu is located at 12 km of Voiron and 7 km of Large-Lemps. The inhabitants are Apprelans

Apprieu is stretched along the southern slope of the hill resulting from a moraine of the glaciers of the Alps of the last era refrigerator.

History

Apprieu, of Latin " Apprius" , anagram of " Priapus" , i.e. Priape, ancient god of fruitfulness associated with the ancient city with " Lampsaque ", close to Troy.

This anagram is often repeated in the history, for example in the book of Pierre François Godart de Beauchamp, the history of Prince Apprius, Lyon, 1728.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

External bonds

  • Apprieu on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Apprieu on the site of INSEE
  • Apprieu on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Apprieu on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Apprieu on Mapquest

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